Curtain-supporting device



Filed NOV. 10, 1931 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIi/II UNITED STA Patented Jan. 19, 1932 r manta TES PATENT OFFICE f .ALBERTIPBI, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA v,

uamm-svmmaa nnvron 1 Application filed a bs 10.1931. Serial no. 574,195.

This invention relates to supporting devices and particularly to devices for supporting curtain rods and shade rollers. The

principal object of the invention is to prQ- iilu fiivide a device of simple construction which @anbemanusa rea mow cost and which is highly efficient in performing its intended junction;

forfattachment in variousmanners to a supa l Wi w nam door, or the like.

A furtherobjectof theinvention istop r;o-.

vide a device which is readily adjustableto adapt it fores e withvarious sized curtain rods and shaderolle'rs. g It iswell known that successive occupiers of dwellingfhouses or the like continually mutilate the window frames, doors and like structures when attaching curtain rod and shade roller supporting devicesto those structures. The commonlylused type of supportments for supporting the endsfot the cur- ,t-ain rods and shaderoller, such elements being attachable to f the supporting "structure, such as a window framdby screws, tacks or the like. These supporting elements must be moived to accommodate different sized 'curtainrods or shade ro1lers,result ing inthe above-mentioned destructive mutilation of the woodworlnjlhis practice is especially prevalent in the case "of g a leased dwelling where successive tennents have. no interest in the. landlords property and have little. hesitation in mutilatingthe same.

Another ect of theinvention is to providean adjustable device which is adapted ing devicemerelycomprises separate .ele-

nection with the following detailed description for a complete disclosure. In'the drawlugs: r i

lfis'a perspective viewof the device which is illustrated in one mountingposition thereof upon a window frame;

Fig. 2 1s a partial detail view of one end or the device, illustrat ng the construction mannerj ojf attachment to the window frame; is a sectional view along line 33 OfFigQ; Fig. flis a sectionalview along line of Fig. 1.;Jan d a Fig. 5 is asectional view along line 5-5 of Referring to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 1, the devicepf the invention comprises asu-pporting'member 1 which is m preferably formed of wood and shaped to have an ornamentaldesign such as is illus trated in the figure. This member may be painted the same color as the WlllClOWiI'dIIlG or other structure to which it is attached. A two-part bracket assembly designated generally by reference character 2 is carried by supporting member 1. This bracket assembly comprlses a pair of .L-shaped brackets 3 and 4, the long arms of the brackets being disposed inoverlappingrelation as clearly illustrated. The brackets are preferably formed o't fiat strips of metal bent in the desiredfashion. pair of metallic straps 5 and 6, shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, are mounted inspaced relation upon supporting" member 1 as illustratedin Fig. 1. These straps may be permanentlyfastened to the supporting member means of screws, as shown in Fig. 3, and th ey. are of such lengtln that the bracket arms mayextend slid-ably beneath them, the purpose of the straps being i to actas supporting guides for the brackets.

A flat strip 7 of thickness equalto that of strap 8 may be mounted on supporting member 1 beneath bracket l and strap 6 to prop erly space the bracket from the supporting member. A centrally disposed adjustable strap 8 is also mounted upon supporting member 1. which. strap is shown in detail in.

'Fig. 4. The lower end ofthis strap is permathereoffand also illustrating an alternative ice nently secured to the supporting member by means of a screw or the like, while the upper end is apertured to slidably receive a threaded stud 9 permanently carried by and extending from supporting member 1. An internally threaded knob 10 is carried upon the free end of stud 9 and serves to adjustably position strap S in proper clamping relation to the overlapping arms of brackets 3 and 4; which extend beneath the strap. In addition to serving as an additional supportingguide for v the brackets, strap 8 thus also serves as a clamp to firmly hold the brackets in thedesired adjusted position.

Brackets 3 and 4 are disposed so that their short arms extend vertically downwardly from supporting member 1 and these arms carry curtain rod supporting studs 11, 12 and shade roller supporting studs 13, 14. These studs are properly formed to accommodate the usual type of curtain rod and shade roller, the construction of which elements is well known. .In Fig. 1, a pair of conventional adjustable curtain rods, are

illustrated-by broken line representations. The supporting studs may be attached to the brackets in any suitable manner, such, for ex screws, or like fastening elements, serve to rigidly attach the supporting member to the window frame. It will be apparent, of course, that the supporting member may be attached to the front surface of a window frame orto the back of a door near the top thereof by providing horizontally extending holes v through the supporting member, through which screws or the like may be inserted for attachment purposes. In either of these manners 'of' attachment, the supporting member may be permanently attached and used with various sized curtain rods and shade rollers by merely adjusting the brackets in an obvious manner.

In Fig. 2 there is illustrated a method of attaching thedevice to a window frame or like structure which, while capable of permanent attachment by screws or the like, may be practiced without such fastening means, no mechanical connection to the window frame being required. The ends of supporting member 1 are provided with elongated recesses, only one of which 16 is shown on the drawings, it being understood that the construction of the device is similar at bothends,

A metallic internally threaded insert 17 is disposed within each of the recesses, as shown clearly in Fig. 5. A screw jack 18 having a threaded shank 19 and flange 20 is provided at each end of the supporting member. The threaded shank of each jack extends into the associated recess of the supporting member and is threadedly received by themetallic insert 17 The flange 20 of each jack is rotatably mounted upon the end of shank 18 by means of a'suitab'le screw. Each flange is provided with openings 21 for the reception of fastening screws or the like which may or may not be used.

It will be obvious that when the device is used, as in Fig. 1, the screw jacks may be entirely removed from the supporting member. In the event that it is desired to attach the device to the inner surface 22 of a window frame, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the screw acks maybe cooperatively associated with the supporting member-and may be adjusted by turning their respective shanks with a suitable gripping tool, while the device is held in centrally located position, until the flanges 20 press firmly against and frictionally engage the inner surfaces of the window frame. The reason for having the flanges of the acks rotatable with respect ,to the shank is to elimilnate rotation of the flanges. with the shanks while the flanges are in engagement with the window frame surface, thereby eliminating scratching of suchsurface due to rotation of the flanges. If desired, the flanges may be permanently secured to the window frame by means of screws or the like, but the jacks are purposely provided for theattachment of the device free of'mechanical' connection to the window frame. If desired, the outer surface of the jack flanges may be provided with suitable cushion m'eans, such as a layer of felt or the like so as to further prevent scratching or marking ofthe window frame. When used as in Fig. 2, the device must, of course, be shorter than the distance between the opposite inner surfaces of the particular window frame. a

Itwill be apparent that the device of the present invention is novelly constructed, as

said last means comprising a pair of slidable fiat L-shaped brackets having' overlapping arms, the other arms of said brackets extending downward from said supporting member .and' carrying supporting studs for a curtain supporting: structure, and adjustable means rod and ashade roller. r

2. A device of the classdescribe-d, comprising a supporting member, a pair of spaced stationary guide straps and a central adjustable guide strap mounted on said member, means for removably attaching said member to a carried by said supporting member for supporting different sized curtain rods and shade rollers, said last means-comprising a pair of flat L-shaped brackets having overlapping arms slidably carried by said guidestraps, the

other arms of said brackets extending downward from said supporting member and carrying supporting studs for a curtain rod and a shade roller.

3. A device of the class described, vcomprising a supporting member,means for attaching said supporting member free of mechanical connection to a window frame, and means carried by said supporting member for supporting a curtain rod and a shade roller.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting member, means for attaching said supporting member free of mechanical connection to a window frame, said means comprising extensible jacks carried at the ends of said supporting member and adapted to frictionally engage the inner surfaces of said frame, and means carried by jacks threadedly carried by said inserts in the recessed ends of said member for attaching the same to the inner surfaces of a window frame, and means carried by said supporting member for supporting a curtain rod and a shade roller.

1 ALBERT IPRI.

said supporting member for supporting a curtain rod and a shade roller.

5. A device of the class describechcomprising a supporting member having recessed ends, meansfor attaching said supporting member free of mechanical'connection to a window frame, said means comprising extensible jacks carried in the recessed ends of said supporting member and adapted to frictionally engage the inner surfaces of said frame, and means carrled'by said supporting member for supporting a curtain rod and i a shade roller.

6; A device of the class described, compris ing a supporting member, screw jackscarried at theends ofsaid member for attaching the same to the inner surfaces of a Wincarried by said supporting member for supporting a curtain rod and a shade roller,

8. A device ofthe class described, comprising a supporting member having recessed end and screw threaded inserts therein, screw 

